Anonymous wrote:I have a preschool-aged daughter named Julia, and we're not Catholic. There is no other Julia in her preschool but several variations: Julianne, Juliana, etc. Agree with PP that it seems to be on the rise, at least in northern Virginia.

My three year old is Julia. We live in MA now, but she was born in VA. Is not/was not popular in my experience. We wanted a feminine, classic, not super popular, easy to pronounce name.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, is it. Feast day is May 23rd.

There’s a saint. There’s always a saint.

There’s a saint Hripsime. Wouldn’t consider it a catholic name.

I put it in the not overly used ending in -a category:

Julia
Christina
Samantha
Tabitha
Sabrina

Classic, but not overused.

It's a beautiful name, and it seems to cross many cultures. Kind of overpopular in my neighborhood, but not everywhere.

Anonymous wrote:I have a preschool-aged daughter named Julia, and we're not Catholic. There is no other Julia in her preschool but several variations: Julianne, Juliana, etc. Agree with PP that it seems to be on the rise, at least in northern Virginia.

+1 I know a newborn Julia and 3 Julianas under 2. I prefer Julia.

I think it’s the BEST name.

Yes, is it. Feast day is May 23rd.

I have a preschool-aged daughter named Julia, and we're not Catholic. There is no other Julia in her preschool but several variations: Julianne, Juliana, etc. Agree with PP that it seems to be on the rise, at least in northern Virginia.

My jewish cousin is named Julia.

I grew up in the South, where jool-yah is the more common pronunciation, and when I went off to college in New England, no one could understand me when I said my name. So I trained myself to say ju-li-a.

I still prefer the way my mother says my name, and I'm a little sad that I can't seem to retrain myself to pronounce it that way again.

However, regardless of how one pronounces it, Julia is one of the best names ever.

I don't think of it as especially Catholic. My parents were raised Episcopalian and Presbyterian.

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Beatles song. It’s a beautiful name.

This was one of the reasons we picked the name for DD (who is now a teenager, so it's not a recent pick )

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Anonymous wrote:I have a cousin with this name...I like it except for the way her mom and some people pronounce it. I prefer the way it sounds with 3 syllables as "Jool-ee-yah" but her mom says "Jool-yah" with 2 syllables and I hate it!

This is interesting. I’ve never heard it pronounced any other way aside from the 3 syllable Ju - li - a.

I had no idea this was a thing! Do you mind if I ask where you’re from?

Sure...Western Pennsylvania

Anonymous wrote:I like it when it is pronounced “Ju-lee-a” but NOT “Ju-yla”

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Catholic.

When I took Latin class, Julia was one of the common names that showed up in those little stories we had to translate. It's a Roman family name, the feminine of Julius. (In Latin the 'j'was an 'i' and pronounced like a 'y', but same name).

+1. It's a Roman/Latin name that's made it into modern usage. Like Cornelia or Julian or Marcus. If you read some Roman history, there are tons of Julias sprinkled in with the ones that have not stood the test of time as well (hello Fulvia and Drusilla). Great name!

Anonymous wrote:Is there something I'm not thinking of? Is this considered a Catholic name? I don't know why it would be but I'm feeling uncertain.

It’s been around since Roman times:
https://www.behindthename.com/name/julia

But yes there’s a st. Julia. I wouldn’t assume you’re catholic if you had that name. I might if your name was Concepción.